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title: "Toggling X Input"
date: 2020-01-07T20:46:32-05:00
draft: false
tags: [ "linux", "X11" ]
---
On X, we can easily enable or disable input devices using the `xinput` command. This is a great use case when you're tired of accidentally hitting the red Thinkpad nub or having your palm be recognized when drawing with a pen.
Running the `xinput` command performs the action temporarily. Your default settings will be restored upon a reboot.
To list `xinput` devices run:
```bash
xinput
```
To disable a device:
```bash
xinput disable [id]
```
To enable a device:
```bash
xinput enable [id]
```
The ids are listed when you list the devices.
To query whether the device is enabled or disabled:
```bash
xinput --list-props [id] | grep "Device Enabled" | awk '{ print $NF }'
```
This will return $1$ or $0$ depending on if its enabled or not respectively.